Plymouth Argyle
| Plymouth Argyle | ||||
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| Surname | Plymouth Argyle Football Club | |||
| Seat | Plymouth | |||
| founding | 1886 (as Argyle FC) | |||
| president | James Brent | |||
| Website | pafc.co.uk | |||
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| Head coach | Ryan Lowe | |||
| Venue | Home Park | |||
| Places | 19,500 | |||
| league | EFL League One | |||
| 2019/20 | 3rd place ( EFL League Two ) | |||
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Plymouth Argyle Football Club is an English football club based in Plymouth , Devon . The team currently plays in the EFL League One .
Since 1906, the team has won five Football League titles, one in the Southern Football League and one in the Western Football League . To date, Plymouth holds the record for most championships won in England's third division.
The club's nickname, The Pilgrims , goes back to the English emigrants who set out for the New World from Plymouth in 1620 . Argyle's coat of arms features an image of the Mayflower that these settlers took to land in Massachusetts .
history
The club was founded on September 1, 1886 under the name Argyle Athletic Club . He has had his current name since 1903 and currently plays in Football League Two . The greatest success was reaching the semi-finals of the FA Cup in 1984, when they narrowly missed the final in the Villa Park in Birmingham in a 1-0 defeat against Watford . Plymouth plays at Home Park Stadium, which has a capacity of 20,922 today . The club reached its greatest audience on October 10, 1936, when 43,596 visitors came against Aston Villa .
Stadion
The original Home Park , the home ground of Plymouth Argyle, was destroyed during World War II. After the war, the stadium was rebuilt. The last renovation took place in 2002.
The stadium holds a total of 19,500 spectators.
League affiliation
- 1903-1920: Southern League
- 1920–1930: Football League Third Division
- 1930–1950: Football League Second Division
- 1950–1952: Football League Third Division
- 1952–1956: Football League Second Division
- 1956–1959: Football League Third Division
- 1959–1968: Football League Second Division
- 1968–1975: Football League Third Division
- 1975–1977: Football League Second Division
- 1977–1986: Football League Third Division
- 1986–1995: Football League Second Division
- 1995–1996: Football League Third Division
- 1996–1998: Football League Second Division
- 1998-2002: Football League Third Division
- 2002-2004: Football League Second Division
- 2004–2010: Football League Championship
- 2010-2011: EFL League One
- 2011-2017: Football League Two / EFL League Two
- 2017-2019: EFL League One
- 2019-2020: EFL League Two
- 2020–: EFL League One
Trainer
- 1955-1960: Jack Rowley
- 2010–2011: Peter Reid
Web links
- Official website (English)